http://disqus.com/people/giltotherescue/enWed, 23 Apr 2008 22:53:48 -0000http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/04/23/twitter-storm-blaine-leaves-blame-flies/#comment-372575although i'd like to stick up for another architect, twitter is a really simple web service. it succeeded because it's a great idea, not because of brilliant engineering.<br><br>the reasons for twitter's scaling problems are irrelevant. an architect's main job responsibility is to design a solid, stable infrastructure, and i don't have a problem holding him accountable for a failure in that department. <br><br>all that said, there's no reason this should be such a loud conversation. i haven't read the arrington post referenced above and don't plan on it.giltotherescueWed, 23 Apr 2008 22:53:48 -0000